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Architecture books onlineIntroducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.

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Hardcover. This is a stunning collection of more than 100 portraits, in black and white, of writers from Africa and, in particular, South Africa. The chronological arrangement reveals the changing conditions and roles of writers from the 1960s to the present. Num Pages: 148 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868143863
ISBN
9781868143863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.11

Paperback. First published in 1976, People of the Eland was the first major step away from the outsider's view upon San rock art that had dominated studies of rock art for nearly a century. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrated, full colour. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 270 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1505.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wits University Press
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144976
ISBN
9781868144976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.33

Paperback. Only 1000 copies of People of the Eland were printed in 1976. It was neither reissued nor reprinted. It has become one of the rarest and most expensive of all books on the African past. Editor(s): Mitchell, Peter; Smith, Peter. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated, full colour. BIC Classification: ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 256 x 15. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144983
ISBN
9781868144983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.07

Paperback. Life of Bone brings into sharp relief, and interrogates, the abutting practices of the scientific and the artistic, practices which have co-existed since the beginning of our species. It's based on an exhibition, scheduled to open in May 2011 at the Origins Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand. Editor(s): Brenner, Joni; Burroughs, Elizabeth; Nel, Karel. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AGC; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145393
ISBN
9781868145393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.61

Paperback. Until the end of the First World War, urban growth in Johannesburg proceeded unevenly and haphazardly, but under the impact of a wave of militant struggles by black workers and in the context of the devastating impact of the 1918 influenza epidemic. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145447
ISBN
9781868145447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Since South Africa's transition to democracy, many universities have acquired new works of art for key spaces on their campuses. The new works convey messages about the advantages of cultural diversity, and many engage critically with histories of racial intolerance and conflict. Num Pages: 256 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; JFC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145805
ISBN
9781868145805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. Percival Kirby was one of the greatest South African musicologists and ethnomusicologists. Born in Scotland in 1887, after completing his studies at the Royal College of Music in London he came out to South Africa as the Music Organiser to the Natal Education Department. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 180. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wits University Press
Edition
Third edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868146055
ISBN
9781868146055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; ACBK; ACVN; JH; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 150 x 150. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869403478
ISBN
9781869403478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.86

Hardcover. Born in England, Englishman Charles Heaphy - the first 'New Zealander' to win the Victoria Cross, the first European to explore the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island and a distinguished 19th-century landscape painter in that country is a central figure in colonial history. This book reveals the story of Heaphy's life and art. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869404215
ISBN
9781869404215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.61

Hardcover. Richard Sundt draws on a range of primary materials to chronicle early Maori church building in New Zealand for the first time. The book focuses on the Anglican/Church Missionary Society churches that dominated the period. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1MBN; ACBK; AMC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1025.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869404567
ISBN
9781869404567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.27

Hardcover. Recovers the powerful history, politics and architecture of the Architectural Centre to return us to a vision of a modernist city, partially realised in Wellington New Zealand. Gatley and Walker begin writing the city back into the history of architecture in this country. Num Pages: 232 pages, colour and b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869408152
ISBN
9781869408152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.47

Paperback. Presents a photographic survey that traverses the concepts and values of traditional Maori weaving and innovative, contemporary weaving practice. The evocative photos and text reveal the spiritual significance of weaving within Maori culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1MBN; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Huia Publishers (N2) Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869691615
ISBN
9781869691615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.58

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871082203
ISBN
9781871082203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.54

Paperback. Barry Tuckwell was one of the world's leading horn virtuosos. Here, he tells the history of the horn, deals with the difficulties of building and maintaining the instrument, and provides useful advice on all aspects of learning, practising and playing for the beginner, amateur and teacher. Series: Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kahn & Averill Publishers
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871082425
ISBN
9781871082425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.54

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871082500
ISBN
9781871082500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.14

Paperback. The contributors to this text include Grindea (piano), Havas (strings), Tausky (conducting), Nieman (composing), Gruner (voice) and Howard (speech). The reprinted text also carries an additional chapter on guitar playing by Joseph O'Connor. Editor(s): Grindea, Carola. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; AVA; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kahn & Averill United Kingdom
Edition
6th Revised edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871082593
ISBN
9781871082593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Accompanying a year-long exhibition at the University of Kentucky Art Museum, this work explores the distinctiveness of southern landscape painting from the early 19th century through to the 1940s. Num Pages: 84 pages, 31 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; 3JJ; AFC; AGC; AGN; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 241 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9781882007172
ISBN
9781882007172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: APF; TBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 297 x 7. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Morpheus International
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883398125
ISBN
9781883398125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 b/w & 30 colour photos. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 192 x 9. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Grantha Corporation United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890206017
ISBN
9781890206017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Stelmach, Augelina. Num Pages: 132 pages, 75 colour & 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Grantha Corporation United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890206345
ISBN
9781890206345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 46.28

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